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The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah, a novel published in 1968 is about the last days in power of Ghana’s first Prime Minister, Kwame Nkrumah. The book tackles the all too familiar phenomenon of African leaders that ascend into power fighting for the people, yet end up corrupt, tribalist and …

Six foot tall, pitch black skin, a connecting beard and muscles for Africa. I am by no means a tiny woman and he is still the only man to have ever physically picked me up and not sound like he is having an Asthma attack. He is definitely a legitimate ex, an ex I am …

Not even once did she have to lift her finger to carry her own luggage, he always got up to pull out her chair and never sat down until she was comfortably seated. He always went around the car to open a door for her even on rainy days without an umbrella. Many women wish …

As far as they were concerned there was no doubt he had done it. Emeka, her loaded boyfriend. Now that I think of it, we should have called him Mr. Make It Go Away. Whatever your problem was, he’d make it go away. If someone owed you money and they didn’t want to pay you …

Net Worth is calculated by subtracting what one owes from what one owns. Owning and keeping assets that appreciate in value can increase Net Worth as much as reducing debt does. Since we all take nothing out of this world, experiences usually prove more valuable than tangible possessions. Bucket lists are popular for this reason; …

“How many?” “Just one, today. Supersize, with Coke, No Ice. Thank You!” “That will be R55.90” “Damn, things ain’t getting any cheaper” “Perhaps, that’s why we should try and cut down on them.” “How I wish” I once loved a guy. Opened up to him and sacrificed my dreams for him. Supported his vision and …

How do Porcupines make love? Even those with the fiercest of defense mechanisms have sensitive sides. I am that cactus plant. Enduring and Long-withstanding but soft inside. I, too, bleed. I am human, sometimes. I miss my family when I am away. I get cold when it’s chilly outside. Don’t take advantage of my kindness. …

I believe in the existence of God like I believe in the existence of many entities I am only told of, such as Gravity and Speed-traps. That way you can call me Christian. I am, however, very disturbed by Christian practices that are against Bible Teachings. Herein, I refer to, inter alia, Infant Baptism, Confessionals, …

There’s a thin line between arrogance and confidence. You have to hear this. It is not a boastful sound of my blowing my own trumpet. I have something profound to say. Something that a child born of a drug-addicted prostitute mother in the slums of Mumbai, India, will relate to. I am not selling it …

Ever since I knew my words could paint pictures, I have been painting a portrait of you. A woman my heart yearned for, yet my eyes haven’t met. My words have been painting a three-dimensional portrait of beauty that turned the sunrise green with envy. Trees bow to you, with full knowledge they are not …